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Unit 2 Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the key idea important?

a)

To waste time and distract from the main topic.

b)

To understand the main point or purpose and guide further exploration or analysis.

c)

To confuse the reader and make the question more difficult.

d)

To provide unnecessary information and confuse the reader.

2.

Explain the key idea in your own words.

a)

Explaining the supporting evidence

b)

Understanding and summarizing the main concept or principle

c)

Memorizing all the details and facts

d)

Providing a detailed analysis of the topic

3.

Which of the following elements are unique to drama?

a)

characters, stage directions, scenes

b)

conflict, setting, characters

c)

stage directions, scenes, monologue

d)

dialogue, plot, setting

4.

Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?

a)

to provide information about the time period in which a play is set

b)

to provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken

c)

to provide information about how the play should look to the audience

d)

to provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play

5.

----- are a playwright's written instructions about how actors should move and behave. They also explain how the stage should look and where props (items used in the play) are located.

a)

scenes

b)

stage directions

c)

monologue

d)

soliloquy

e)

aside

6.

A ______ is a section in a play in which all of the events occur in one place at one time. Some plays have only one _____ and take place over a short amount of time. Other plays have several ______ and take place over a longer period of time.

a)

scenes

b)

stage directions

c)

monologue

d)

soliloquy

e)

aside

7.

A -------- is the series of related events that make up a story.


Generally, a description of the ------ is what you provide when someone asks: "What's the story about?"

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

8.

Check all responses that ARE similes.

a)

Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

b)

Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

c)

I like to eat steak and potatoes.

d)

He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

e)

He is as fast as a cheetah.

9.

Explain the meaning of the following sentence.


The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

a)

This means that Simone was actually wrapped in a blanket.

b)

This means that Simone had a fever.

c)

This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for.

d)

This means that Simone doesn’t like to be hugged.

10.
Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.
Topic Sentence: There are many reasons people find clowns scary.
a)
Their face paint hides their true identity. 
b)
People often think of the creepy clowns they've seen on movies such as "It."
c)
There have been some bad clowns in the news lately.
d)
Clowns makes fun balloon animals. 
11.
Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
Dora the Explorer is an educational show for kids.
a)
She has a really cute monkey named Boots.
b)
Dora's purple backpack holds all of her tools.
c)
Dora helps teach kids Spanish words.
d)
She usually stops Swiper from swiping. 
12.

The Controlling Idea/Main Idea in an informational text is--

a)

All the details

b)

The main point the author is trying to get across to the reader

c)

The examples and evidence the author provides

d)

The organization of paragraphs that the author uses

13.
What is the best way to combine these sentences into a Compound sentence?
1) I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council.
2) Something must have happened.
a)
I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council something must have happened.
b)
I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council so something must have happened.
c)
I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council, so something must have happened.
d)
I have been summoned to a special meeting of the Council, something must have happened.
14.
What is the best way to combine these sentences as a Complex sentence?
1) The tree branch fell on the roof. 
2) The roof was leaking.
3) We repaired the roof.
a)
After we repaired the roof the leak stopped.
b)
The tree branch fell on the leaking roof.
c)
The leaking roof needed to be repaired after the tree branch fell on it.
d)
We repaired the roof after a falling branch caused it to leak.
15.
What is the best way to combine these sentences into a Compound sentence?
1) I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try.
2) It is very frustrating. 
a)
I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try. It is very frustrating. 
b)
I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try; it is very frustrating. 
c)
I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try and  is very frustrating.
d)
I can't seem to start my Christmas shopping early no matter what I try, but it is very frustrating. 
16.
What is the best way to combine these sentences in a Complex sentence?
1) Even though they are uncomfortable.
2) Safety goggles should be worn at all times. 
a)
Even though they are uncomfortable, safety goggles should be worn at all times.
b)
Even though they are uncomfortable, but safety goggles should be worn at all times.
c)
Even though they are uncomfortable, and safety goggles should be worn at all times.
d)
Sentences 7 and 8 are correct.
17.
What is the correct way to write sentences 8 and 9? (8) This means he can go to the mall. (9) Whenever he wants.
a)
This means he can go to the mall whenever he wants.
b)
This means he can go to the mall, whenever, he wants.
c)
This means, he can go to the mall, whenever he wants.
d)
Sentences 8 and 9 are correct.
18.
What is the correct way to write sentence 13? (13) For the fourth-grade class hike, a lot of kids wore new hiking shoes, they were sturdy.
a)
For the fourth-grade class hike, there were a lot of kids they wore new hiking shoes that were sturdy.
b)
For the fourth-grade class hike. A lot of kids wore new hiking shoes, and they were sturdy.
c)
For the fourth-grade hike, a lot of kids wore new hiking shoes. That were sturdy.
d)
For the fourth-grade class hike, a lot of kids wore sturdy, new hiking shoes.
19.
What is the correct way to write sentences 17 and 18? (17) All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization. (18) Called Blare's Bears for Haiti.
a)
All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization. Which he called Blare's Bears for Haiti.
b)
All the attention prompting Blare to create an organization called Blare's Bears for Haiti.
c)
All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization, it was called Blare's Bears for Haiti.
d)
All the attention prompted Blare to create an organization called Blare's Bears for Haiti.